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Title: Fujitsu N860-8282 review (Futjisu tactile magnetic reed)
Post by: chyros on Sat, 18 June 2016, 12:54:16

Yup, you read that right, TACTILE magnetic reed. As promised last week, an even older Fujitsu board, with switches that have never been reported before. Enjoy! :)

Title: Re: Fujitsu N860-8282 review (Futjisu tactile magnetic reed)
Post by: quasistellar on Sat, 18 June 2016, 13:42:30

Oh my--those caps, that tactility, and that sound.  That's a really amazing find right there.

Title: Re: Fujitsu N860-8282 review (Futjisu tactile magnetic reed)
Post by: HeeCh2ei on Sun, 19 June 2016, 12:22:03

Rubber things really works, the sound of bottoming out is great.

Title: Re: Fujitsu N860-8282 review (Futjisu tactile magnetic reed)
Post by: klennkellon on Sun, 19 June 2016, 20:08:26

What a shame that those keycaps don't fit MX!

Is it because it's too small? I wonder if you could just shave the plastic on the inside of the mounts on the caps until its loose enough to fit MX.

Title: Re: Fujitsu N860-8282 review (Futjisu tactile magnetic reed)
Post by: chyros on Mon, 20 June 2016, 03:11:13

Quote from: klennkellon on Sun, 19 June 2016, 20:08:26

What a shame that those keycaps don't fit MX!

Is it because it's too small? I wonder if you could just shave the plastic on the inside of the mounts on the caps until its loose enough to fit MX.

MX stems are just the tiniest fraction too thick, but I think you could shave it slightly and it would fit. That's not the big issue however.

The problem is that MX switches rely on the keycap disappearing up to the stem into the switch, but this is impossible with these caps because they are virtually solid. Back in those days, there was no height requirement for switches yet, so it was not necessary to have this mechanism in place.

If they had fit, they would surely have been the ULTIMATE MX caps.